MrQ BoxText

MareroQ · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2022 10:13 am **(#41)**

Thank you, Rod, for the kind words, but that is mainly due to Ofnuts.
I believe the use of three of its plugins:
ofn-bend-path.py
ofn-gradient-along-path.py
path-waves-0.2.py
mades a significant difference. :yes

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16200

MareroQ wrote:

Thank you, Rod, for the kind words, but that is mainly due to Ofnuts.
I believe the use of three of its plugins:
ofn-bend-path.py
ofn-gradient-along-path.py
path-waves-0.2.py
mades a significant difference. :yes

Sure does.

I wonder what would happen if you added his path inbetweener script.

MareroQ · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2022 10:38 am **(#43)**

Unfortunately, I don't know how.
Fu-preview by Claude Lion with a hint of gimfu3 by J.F. Garcia refuses to accept paths created before running the plugin (all used are generated after running the plugin).
It's probably my mistake (ignorance) but I don't know how to fix (find a workaround) it yet.

PixLab · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2022 10:29 pm **(#44)**

Tas_mania wrote:

Hi PixLab thanks for being a tester of the Gimp appimages

in the Python-fu console >>import random (it leaves no message)
I recon you found Gimp 2.10.32 here.

I may test it sometime.

Thanks for getting me trying MX, it's fast on old hardware like my test boxes. I could move over to it for graphics.

You won't believe it :hehe

yesterday I upgraded the computer of my eldest son from MX 19.4 to MX 21.1, a fresh installation, and I installed directly from the test repo GIMP 2.10.32 without installing first GIMP 2.10.28

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then I installed fuse-overlay for your appimage, then in the MX 21.1 boot options I did chose with systemd

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AND..... tadaaaa...... :hehe

No more problem with some python like the MareroQ plugin Boxtext or Astronomy, your appimage works like a charm :tyspin

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Thank you so much Tas_mania for your excellent appimage and wonderful support when I got some problem :grphug

(I'm gonna change the boot option of my youngest son MX 21.1 with systemd as well)

Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1480

Thanks for the feedback PixLab.

Glad you figured it out.

I was surprised that MX Linux is built from Debian stable (bullseye) while Ubuntu is built from Debian unstable (Sid). The naming comes from Toy Story. MX libs are older versions than Ubuntu. I discovered that when I made an appimge of VLC. Because it is the whole program I would need a different one for MX.
The Gimp overlay appimages get around that by not containing Gimp.

Sadly the 'Ian' in Debian committed suicide. I don't know anything about 'Debby'.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16200

Perhaps this oldie but a goody will be a good additional candidate?

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=18573&start=730#p275513

racer-x · **Joined:** Apr 15, 2017 **Posts:** 1837

Tas_mania wrote:

Sadly the 'Ian' in Debian committed suicide. I don't know anything about 'Debby'.

Supposedly, Debbie was a girl Ian was infatuated with. He tried to impress her by naming his OS after her. That's what I read somewhere once.

MareroQ · **Posted:** Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:26 am **(#48)**

Hi Rod.
Did you mean animation?
Not possible (fu-preview only supports one layer).
I would always ask you to show the possibility of use (example of text before and after).
How do you see it in the case of path inbetweener?

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16200

MareroQ wrote:

Hi Rod.
Did you mean animation?
Not possible (fu-preview only supports one layer).
I would always ask you to show the possibility of use (example of text before and after).
How do you see it in the case of path inbetweener?

I was thinking of the possibility of animated 3D text. But if Fu-Preview can create only one layer then it probably isn't feasible.

As for Inbetweener...
Can Fu-Preview (and Python) create duplicates of the paths you place on your layer and then create the paths inbetween. Then color those paths with a gradient, if they are all created on one layer?

1) Draw out two paths name them both front and back.
2) Open MrQ Box, click on paths 3D tab ...

3) Python auto finds the two path names front and back.
4) MrQ Box creates a layer with both paths. Click start. Select preview to view them. Turn off preview.
5) Select number of inbetween paths (click start) .Select gradient choice (click start), then click preview.Turn off preview. Click ok.
6) MrQ Box creates the inbetween paths on same layer and strokes with gradient fill.

Just a suggested work flow. But i am not a python expert.

MareroQ · **Posted:** Tue Aug 02, 2022 11:20 am **(#50)**

Hi Rod.
The possibility of implementing paths (programmed) is possible.
Show some application examples to continue.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16200

MareroQ wrote:

Hi Rod.
The possibility of implementing paths (programmed) is possible.
Show some application examples to continue.

I know nothing about writing in Python MareroQ. Sorry. Something i should probably start learning though. :roll:

MareroQ · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2022 6:58 am **(#52)**

I'm not sure if I did right to post Ver.7.0 with the new BRL tab because I didn't have much time to test. :mrgreen:

For this I used the Custom_Font_Bevel_Reflect_BRL_1_6_V_109_Tabbed.py by Skinnyhouse with the necessity of limiting a huge number of options (sorry to the author - but I'm willing to fix this if there are comments). :hi5

BRL is slow because MLBevelReflect2 is slow, but all text is changed in one pass (unlike Custom_Font where each letter is rendered separately).

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16200

Almost time for Trick Or Treat.

A bit of chocolate.

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MareroQ · **Posted:** Tue Oct 22, 2024 2:30 pm **(#54)**

The latest version available only here is MrQ BoxText Ver.7.2.
Inspired by https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Outli ... es-of-Text
My version created with this plugin with a different font (I used Arial):

Edit: attachment removed - newer version available.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16200

Awesome! Thanks MareroQ.

quietreader · **Joined:** Apr 11, 2024 **Posts:** 316

Thanks a lot. :coolthup

MareroQ · **Posted:** Sat Nov 02, 2024 1:06 am **(#57)**

Ver.7.3.
There is not much new in this version, just a big reorganization of the code (different order) to allow combining more options.

Wallace · **Posted:** Sat Nov 02, 2024 5:11 am **(#58)**

MareroQ wrote:

Ver.7.3.
There is not much new in this version, just a big reorganization of the code (different order) to allow combining more options.

MareroQ · **Posted:** Thu Nov 14, 2024 9:33 am **(#59)**

MrQ BoxText Ver.7.4

Only a bug in version 7.3 (text was invisible until transformation/decoration was applied) made me release version 7.4 with some changes.

The most interesting new feature is the use of font_to_layers.py Tin Tran for shearing options (previously all text was sheared at once - now it is done letter by letter).
Also some reorganization of tabs, so you can combine more options - some operations cannot be combined though - but you don't have to close the plugin after the error message, you can just continue changing parameters.

Jappaloe63 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 14, 2024 12:51 pm **(#60)**

It should also work in Gimp 2.10, right? If I enter colored text and check the preview, nothing happens. I just restored the previous version. Solved :lol